| re: Into the Woods - Cheyenne? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 06:11 pm EDT 08/02/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Into the Woods - Cheyenne? - gcarl44 08:46 pm EDT 07/30/22 | |
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| I think it's worth noting, and incorporating into the assessment of the audience reception of the songs, is that this production -- it may be perfect, brilliant, balanced in the right way, I haven't seen it - the point is it wouldn't necessarily matter as much as I think you're making it sound like it does, because this production has the benefit of the show not only being on VHS and DVD for decades, but also on YouTube for 16 years (presumably). Adult and teen audiences seeing this production have lived their entire content-consuming lives with Into the Woods OBC film available to watch any time on their home computer for free, or from the DVD. In addition to that, this production has the massive benefit of having 3 decades more of people and generations with access to not only the stage film and no less than 3 cast albums of it, but of performing it in school (high schools everywhere do it like clockwork, colleges do it, even middle schools do ITW Jr), seeing their classmates or family members do it in their schools... and that builds an enormous warmth and connection and familiarity with the play and its songs. AND the major Hollywood Disney film version (whether it's perfect or not -- and it is not) was a Christmastime cinema hit and has been out and around for 8 years now. So while I don't doubt that, as you say, "Sondheim's music and lyrics are performed with a level of clarity, brilliance, and beauty that I do not remember from previous productions" ... or whether or not I'll agree with that entire statement when I do see this revival... I think more than most shows, ITW doing a revival has a LOT of growing love and momentum and a special place in an inordinate number of young people's lives, and every decade it's out being a top produced show for schools, being recorded on albums and videos and film, and being on YouTube and Spotify etc in addition to those other things... it's just a unique situation for a musical that isn't by ALW and isn't an adaptation of a movie/book about young women or a Disney animated movie first. |
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